Background

This study investigated the longitudinal associations between the degrees of positive and negative spillover in work–life balance (WLB) at baseline and reports of depressive mood at a 2-year follow-up in Korean women employees.

Methods

We used a panel study design data of 1386 women employees who participated in the Korean Longitudinal Survey of Women and Families in both 2014 and 2016. Depressive mood was measured using the “10-item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale.” Associations between the positive and negative spillover in WLB at baseline and reports of new incidence of depressive mood at 2-year follow-up were explored using a multivariate logistic regression model.

Results

Negative spillover in WLB at baseline showed a significant linear association with reports of depressive mood at 2-yearfollow-up after adjusting for age, education level, marital status, number of children, and positive spillover (P = 0.014). The highest scoring group in negative spillover (fourth quartile) showed a significant higher odds ratio of 1.95 compared with the lowest scoring group (first quartile; P = 0.036).

Conclusion

Positive spillover in WLB showed a U-shaped association with depression. The degrees of positive and negative spillover in WLB among Korean women employees at baseline were associated with new incidence of depressive mood within 2 years. To prevent depression of female workers, more discrete and differentiated policies on how to maintain healthy WLB are required.

中文翻译：

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一项纵向研究中工作和生活之间的负向和正向溢出对抑郁症的不同影响

背景

本研究调查了基线时工作与生活平衡 (WLB) 的积极和消极溢出程度与韩国女雇员 2 年随访时抑郁情绪报告之间的纵向关联。

方法

我们使用了 2014 年和 2016 年参加韩国女性和家庭纵向调查的 1386 名女性员工的小组研究设计数据。使用“10 项流行病学研究中心抑郁量表”测量抑郁情绪。使用多变量逻辑回归模型探讨了基线 WLB 的正负溢出与 2 年随访时抑郁情绪新发生率报告之间的关联。

结果

在调整年龄、教育水平、婚姻状况、子女数量和积极溢出后，基线 WLB 的负溢出与 2 年随访时的抑郁情绪报告呈显着线性相关（P  = 0.014）。负溢出得分最高的组（第四四分位数）与最低得分组（第一四分位数； P  = 0.036）相比，优势比显着更高，为 1.95 。

结论

WLB 的正溢出显示与抑郁症呈 U 形关联。基线时韩国女性员工 WLB 的正面和负面溢出程度与 2 年内新的抑郁情绪发生率相关。为了防止女性工人抑郁，需要在如何保持健康的 WLB 方面采取更加离散和差异化的政策。